[Gllug] Perhaps Newham needs a decent Linux consultant?

[Mamading Ceesay]

Seen on Groklaw: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040108165308873

"Newham Borough Council has shelved its Linux desktop trials and will remain with Microsoft, citing the cost of upgrading its Microsoft Exchange Server software as a primary cause.

"The East London council's trial was one of nine Office of Government Commerce supported local authority open source trials announced late last year.

"But Newham's use of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 foiled this plan, primarily because there was no available Linux desktop client to support the out-of-date collaboration server. . . . "Gary Barnett, principal analyst at Ovum, commented: 'The biggest issue in cost of ownership studies is cost of migration. [Newham] has hit on a classic example.'"

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Mamading Ceesay - SCO delenda est! - http://www.scocountdown.com
Essential reading for all computer users: 
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/%7Erja14/tcpa-faq.htm
http://www.fipr.org/intellectual.html


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Mamading Ceesay - SCO delenda est! - http://www.scocountdown.com
Essential reading for all computer users: 
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/%7Erja14/tcpa-faq.htm
http://www.fipr.org/intellectual.html
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